thermal fabric weave help

Sounds a little like the French Terry I just bought to make a robe for DGD for Xmas. Can you post a link to close-up photos, with either a ruler or coin for scale?

Beverly

Thanks for the help Beverly.

I have posted a couple photos on flickr at the following URLs

Dear Robb,

I think it's munsingwear. It comes in many colors, but I can't give you a resource for yardage. But at least you'll know what to ask for.

Teri

Sorry, I don't recognize that knit, It is not like the French terry I have. Interesting stuff, though.

Beverly

Well, it's clearly a knit. So it's not a "weave" -- search under knits. It's a tuck stitch, though that probably won't enter into your search.

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have found

under knits.

search.

thanks Joanne,

for pointing out the error

robb

Dear Robb,

I repeat, it's munsingwear. It's knitted on a raschel machine.

Teri

Just a niggling technicality -- but one that might make it easier to research. I have knitting machines, and a choice of knitting shaped garments, or "yard goods" -- which is easier, but boring! But one can knit out yards or meters of fabric on a knitting machine, then after steaming it and letting it dry, treat it pretty much like a woven fabric, though one with a terrible tendency to fray. ;-) Stay stitching inside cutting lines nips that in the bud.

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ask for.

Thanks Teri,

For the reply and info. That is alot more to go on than what i had.

Unfortuneately i have not been able to track down any fabrics or blankets or clothing that are advertised as munsingwear and look like this knit fabric but i will keep looking.

thanks again robb

The Munsingwear website doesn't give any information except for a list of stores that sell Munsingwear underwear, and none of those appear to have any thermal-knit underwear in stock.

They don't appear to have women's or children's underwear, either. I'm

Joy Beeson

Maybe searching for pique, or honeycomb pique would help?

--Betsy

--Betsy

Dear Betsy,

Pique and honeycomb pique are both woven fabrics. I don't think that's what Robb wants.

Teri

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Thanks Teri,

You are correct... What i want to do is find a pretty close to near exact replacement of that knit fabric. It looks nice , wears well etc...

I plan to re-make the RTW garment it was used in (a simple lounge style winter pullover, a sort of upscale sweatshirt) as it is about 8 yrs old and it is just starting to enter its tattered phase. I wear it **alot**.

I've allready replaced the ribbed cuffs before and just repaired them again and replaced the ribbed neck but the body is degrading quickly this year. So... i plan to use the RTW as a pattern and remake it.

Thanks to all for any helpful info,

robb

Thanks for the help Betsy.

I used the wrong word (weave) in my subject header . I should have said *knit* I wasn't being precise.

I would like to find something nearly exact to what i have because i like it so much ??

thanks again for your help, robb

Well now i am confused :(

Looking up pique and honeycomb pique i have found them under textiles advertised as knits. guess i need to investigate more.

thanks again robb

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While searching for this elusive fabric and also trying to track down the Munsingwear equivalent ;)

i came across something called ARMY thermal knit that looks similar to my fabric but stretched out a bit. If anyones has time it can be seen here at the following links.

thanks robb

There are also knits with these names nowadays. On the surface they LOOK very like the older wovens, but have built in stretch as with all knits. Some of the thermal and wicking fabrics used by hi-tec mountaineering and sports cothing manufactures come in these knits. The pique and honeycome look tends to be a little coarser in the knit than the very best of the old woven cotton piques, but this is, I think, more a fashion choice than one of function or fiber, as they tend to be very fine microfibres.

Take a look at baby thermal knit >

Dear Kate,

You'd think they'd come up with some different names for the knit versions. I'll bet if you put "pique," "honeycomb pique," and "waffle pique" in a search engine, you're going to come up with woven fabrics.

Teri